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Congregation Priests Water Women Zeir Anpin

60. "If any man's wife goes aside..." (Bemidbar 5:12). HE ASKS: What is the connection between the two, MEANING WHY IS THE PORTION OF SOTA (LIT. 'A WIFE SUSPECTED OF ADULTERY') NEXT TO THE PASSAGES ABOUT TRESPASSING? HE RESPONDS: It is written THERE: "To do a trespass against Hashem" (Ibid. 6) and it is written here BY A SOTA: "AND COMMIT A TRESPASS AGAINST HIM" (IBID. 12). THEY ARE THE SAME SUBJECT; THEREFORE, THEY ARE NEXT TO EACH OTHER. Rabbi Eleazar quoted, "Any man's (lit. 'man man')." Why say it twice, when once would have sufficed? HE RESPONDS: That was already explained, yet "man man" means a man who is a man, that is, who fulfills the words: "Drink water out of your own cistern" (Mishlei 5:15) AND DOES NOT COVET ANOTHER WOMAN. Then he is an ordinary man, a man to his wife. "And commit (trespassed) a trespass against him." HE ASKS: One trespass would have sufficed, so why say "TRESPASS" twice? HE RESPONDS: It refers to one TRESPASS above and one below, MEANING one against the Congregation of Yisrael, WHICH IS MALCHUT, and one against her husband, ZEIR ANPIN. Therefore, "then shall the man bring his wife TO THE PRIEST" (Ibid. 15).

60. אִישׁ אִישׁ כִּי תִשְׂטֶה אִשְׁתּוֹ וְגוֹ.' מַאי הַאי לְגַבֵּי הַאי. אֶלָּא כְּמָה דִּכְתִּיב לִמְעוֹל מַעַל בַּיְיָ.' ר' אֶלְעָזָר אָמַר, אִישׁ אִישׁ, מַאי אִישׁ אִישׁ, דְּהָא בְּחַד סַגֵּי, אֶלָּא הָא אוֹקְמוּהָ, אֲבָל אִישׁ אִישׁ, מַשְׁמַע אִישׁ דְּאִיהוּ אִישׁ, וְקִיֵּים קְרָא דִּכְתִּיב, שְׁתֵה מַיִם מִבּוֹרֶךָ וְגוֹ.' כְּדֵין הוּא אִישׁ בְּעָלְמָא, אִישׁ לְגַבֵּי אִתְּתֵיהּ. וּמָעֲלָה בוֹ מָעַל, הָא בְּחַד סַגֵּי, אֲמַאי תְּרֵי. אֶלָּא חַד לְעֵילָּא וְחַד לְתַתָּא. חַד לִכְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְחַד לְבַעְלָהּ. בְּגִין כַּךְ וְהֵבִיא הָאִישׁ אֶת אִשְׁתּוֹ.

Blessing Congregation Judgment Marriage Matron Priests Seven Women Zeir Anpin

61. HE INQUIRES: Why BRING HIS WIFE "to the priest" AND NOT TO THE JUDGE? HE RESPONDS: the secret of it is that since the priest is the attendant of the Matron, MEANING THAT HE PREPARES MALCHUT FOR UNION WITH ZEIR ANPIN, IT IS THEREFORE SUITABLE FOR HIM TO RESTORE THE BLEMISH OF THE SOTA THAT REACHES ALL THE WAY TO MALCHUT. We have to examine this verse, which says: "And he shall kill the bullock" (Vayikra 1:5), IN WHICH "he" refers to someone other than the priest. A priest is prohibited TO ACT in judgment, in order not to impair the source to which he is connected, MEANING CHESED. Yet you say that the man should bring his wife to the priest to judge her trial! It must be that only the priest is suitable for this task, because he is the attendant of the Matron, and all the women in the world are blessed from the Congregation of Yisrael. Therefore, the woman below is blessed DURING HER MARRIAGE CEREMONY with seven blessings, since she is attached to the Congregation of Yisrael, WHICH CONTAINS THE SEVEN SFIROT - CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET, NETZACH, HOD, YESOD AND MALCHUT. The priest has to arrange the things of the Matron, WHICH IS MALCHUT, and see to all her needs. Therefore, only the priest is suitable for this and no other.

61. אֲמַאי אֶל הַכֹּהֵן. רָזָא דְּמִלָּה, בְּגִין דְּכַהֲנָא שׁוּשְׁבִינָא אִיהוּ דְּמַטְרוֹנִיתָא. הָכָא אִית לְאִסְתַּכְּלָא, הָא כְּתִיב וְשָׁחַט אֶת בֶּן הַבָּקָר, וְשָׁחַט אַחֲרָא, וְלָאו כַּהֲנָא, דְּכַהֲנָא אָסִיר לֵיהּ בְּדִינָא, בְּגִין דְּלָא יַפְגִּים הַהוּא אֲתָר דְּאָחִיד בֵּיהּ, וְאַתְּ אַמְרַת, וְהֵבִיא הָאִישׁ אֶת אִשְׁתּוֹ אֶל הַכֹּהֵן, לְמֵידָן דִּינָהָא. אֶלָּא וַדַּאי כַּהֲנָא לְדָא חֲזֵי, בְּגִין דְּאִיהוּ שׁוּשְׁבִינָא לְמַטְרוֹנִיתָא, וְכָל נְשֵׁי עָלְמָא מִתְבָּרְכָן בכ"י, וע"ד אִתְּתָא דִּלְתַּתָּא מִתְבָּרְכָא בִּשְׁבַע בְּרָכוֹת, דַּאֲחִידַת בָּהּ בִּכְנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְכַהֲנָא קָאֵים לְאַתְקְנָא מִלֵּי דְּמַטְרוֹנִיתָא, וּלְעַיְּינָא בְּכָל מַה דְּאִצְטְרִיךְ, בְּגִין כַּךְ כַּהֲנָא לְדָא, וְלָא אַחֲרָא.

Holy Name Judgment Peace Priests

62. You might say that THE PRIEST is carrying judgment, WHICH IS CONTRADICTORY TO HIS GRADE OF CHESED. HE RESPONDS: It is not so. It is only to try to increase peace in the world and enhance Chesed that he strives to do so. If the wife is cleared of the accusation, the priest increases peace between them, THE WIFE AND HER HUSBAND, and not only that but she will also conceive a son. Through him, peace is achieved. If she is not cleared in her trial, it is not THE PRIEST who passes judgment, but rather the Holy Name, to which she was false, passes judgment on her and tests her.

62. וְאִי תֵּימָא דְּאִיהוּ עָבֵיד דִּינָא, לָאו הָכִי, אֶלָּא לְאַסְגָּאָה שְׁלָמָא בְּעָלְמָא קָא אִשְׁתָּדַּל בְּהַאי, וּלְאַסְגָּאָה חֶסֶד. דְּאִי הַהִיא אִתְּתָא אִשְׁתְּכַחַת זַכָּאָה, כַּהֲנָא אַסְגֵּי שְׁלָמָא בְּהוּ, וְלֹא עוֹד אֶלָּא דְּמִתְעַבְּרָא בִּבְרָא דְּכַר, וְאִתְעָבֵיד שְׁלָמָא עַל יְדֵיהּ. וְאִי לָא אִשְׁתְּכַחַת זַכָּאָה, אִיהוּ לָא עָבֵיד דִּינָא, אֶלָּא הַהוּא שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא דְּאִיהִי קָא מְשַׁקְּרַת בֵּיהּ, הוּא עָבֵיד דִּינָא, וְהוּא בָּדִיק לָהּ.

Peace Priests

63. תָּא חֲזֵי, כַּהֲנָא לָא עָיֵיל גַּרְמֵיהּ לְהַאי, אֶלָּא כַּד הִיא יָהֲבַת גַּרְמָהּ קַמֵּיהּ, לְזַכָּאָה זִמְנָא, וּתְרֵין שָׁאִיל לָהּ, כֵּיוָן דְּאִיהִי בַּעְיָא לְאִשְׁתַּכְּחָא זַכָּאָה, כְּדֵין כַּהֲנָא עָבֵיד עוֹבָדָא, בְּגִין לְאַסְגָּאָה שְׁלָמָא.

Hebrew Letters Holy Name Judgment Mercy Priests Water Yud Hei Vav Hei (YHVH)

64. The priest writes the Holy Name once, the regular way, YUD HEI VAV HEI, and then backwards HEI VAV HEI YUD. The letters, WHICH WERE BLOTTED IN THE WATER, were sketched by the uppermost lights, IN FOUR MANNERS: judgment with judgment, mercy with mercy, mercy with judgment, judgment with mercy. If she is cleared, the letters of mercy remain and THE LETTERS of judgment are gone. If she is guilty, the letters of mercy are gone and the letters of judgment remain. And then her sentence is carried out.

64. כַּהֲנָא כְּתִיב שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא חַד זִמְנָא בְּאֹרַח מֵישָׁר, לְבָתַר כָּתִב לֵיהּ לְמַפְרֵעַ אַתְוָון סְרִיטִין בִּטְהִירִין, דִּינָא בְּדִינָא, רַחֲמֵי בְּרַחֲמֵי, רַחֲמֵי בְּדִינָא, וְדִינָא בְּרַחֲמֵי. אִשְׁתְּכַחַת זַכָּאָה, אַתְוָון רַחֲמֵי אִשְׁתְּכָחוּ, וְדִינִין סַלְּקִין. לָא אִשְׁתְּכַחַת כַּדְּקָא יָאוּת, רַחֲמֵי סַלְּקִין, וְדִינִין אִשְׁתְּאָרוּ, וּכְדֵין דִּינָא אִתְעָבֵיד.

Marah Torah Waters

65. ר' אֶלְעָזָר פָּתַח וְאָמַר, וַיָבֹאוּ מָרָתָה וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לִשְׁתּוֹת מַיִם מִמָּרָה כִּי מָרִים הֵם, הָא אוּקְמוּהָ. אָמַר, תַּוַּוהְנָא אֵיךְ בְּנֵי עָלְמָא לָא מִסְתַּכְּלִין וְלָא מִשְׁתַּדְּלִין בְּמִלִּין דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, הָכָא אִית לְאִסְתַּכְּלָא, אֲמַאי כְּתִיב הָכָא שָׁם שָׂם לוֹ חֹק וּמִשְׁפָּט וְשָׁם נִסָּהוּ.

Egyptians Marah Miracle Water

66. אֲבָל וַדַּאי רָזָא דְּמִלָּה, דְּהָכָא עַל מַיָּיא הֲוָה, בְּגִין דְּמִצְרָאֵי הֲווֹ אָמְרֵי, דִּבְנַיְיהוּ דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל הֲווֹ מִנַּיְיהוּ, וַהֲווֹ כַּמָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל דְּחַשְׁדִין לְאִנְתְּתַיְיהוּ בְּדָא. עַד דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא מָטָא לוֹן לְהַאי אֲתָר, וּבָעֵי לְמִבְדַּק לוֹן, מַה כְּתִיב וַיָבֹאוּ מָרָתָה וְגוֹ.' וְיִצְעַק אֶל יְיָ' וְגוֹ.'

Holy Name Moses Priests Tree Water Waters Women

67. The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Moses, 'What do you want? There are many battalions OF PROSECUTORS wishing to denounce you here and I wish to examine the wives of Yisrael here. Write the Holy Name and throw it into the water and let all OF YISRAEL be tested, women and men, so there should not remain any slander about my children. As long as they are not all checked, I will not let my Name dwell on them.' Immediately, "Hashem showed him a tree, which when he had cast it into the waters" (Ibid.). THE TREE refers to the Holy Name that the priest used to write in order to test the wives of Yisrael. Therefore, "there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he tested them."

67. אָמַר קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְמֹשֶׁה, מֹשֶׁה מַה אַתְּ בָּעֵי, הָא כַּמָה חֲבִילִין קַיְימִין גַּבַּיְיכוּ הָכָא, וַאֲנָא בָּעֵינָא לְמִבְדַּק הָכָא נְשֵׁיהוֹן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, כְּתוֹב שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא, וּרְמֵי לְמַיָּיא, וְיִבָּדְקוּן כֻּלְּהוֹן, נְשֵׁי וְגוּבְרִין, וְלָא יִשְׁתְּאַר לַעַז עַל בָּנַי. וְעַד דְּיִבָּדְקוּן כֻּלְּהוּ הָכָא, לָא אַשְׁרֵי שְׁמִי עָלַיְיהוּ, מִיַּד וַיּוֹרֵהוּ יְיָ' עֵץ וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ אֶל הַמַּיִם, דָּא שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא, הַהוּא דַּהֲוָה כּוֹתֵב כַּהֲנָא לְמִבְדַּק נְשֵׁיהוֹן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, כְּדֵין, שָׁם שָׂם לוֹ חֹק וּמִשְׁפָּט וְשָׁם נִסָּהוּ.

Egyptians Holy Name Priests Water Waters Women Year

68. You may say that it was appropriate for the wives of Yisrael TO HAVE BEEN TESTED BECAUSE OF THE SUSPICION OF THE EGYPTIANS, but why WERE THE MEN OF YISRAEL TESTED? HE RESPONDS: It is because they too had to be tested to see if they were defiled with the wives of the Egyptians. The women of Yisrael were not defiled with the Egyptians all the years that they resided among them. Both men and women came out innocent. Therefore, the seed of Yisrael was pronounced holy and worthy. Only then did the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, dwell among them. Hence, surely it is through waters, "there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them." Here too, the priest tested the woman with water and the Holy Name.

68. וְאִי תֵּימָא נְשֵׁיהוֹן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל יָאוּת, אִינּוּן אֲמַאי. אֶלָּא אוֹף אִינּוּן בַּעְיָין, דְּלָא אִסְתַּאֲבוּ בִּנְשֵׁיהוֹן דְּמִצְרָאֵי. וּנְשֵׁיהוֹן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לָא אִסְתַּאֲבוּ בְּמִצְרָאֵי, כָּל אִינּוּן שְׁנִין דַּהֲווֹ בֵּינַיְיהוּ, וְכֻלְּהוּ נָפְקוּ גּוּבְרִין וְנוּקְבִין זַכָּאִין, וְאִשְׁתְּכָחוּ זַרְעָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל קַדִּישִׁין, זַכָּאִין, כְּדֵין קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אַשְׁרֵי שְׁמֵיהּ בֵּינַיְיהוּ, וְעַל דָּא עַל מַיָּא וַדַּאי, שָׁם שָׂם לוֹ חֹק וּמִשְׁפָּט וְשָׁם נִסָּהוּ אוֹף הָכָא, בְּמַיָּא בָּדִיק כַּהֲנָא לְאִתְּתָא, וּבִשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא.

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